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No Amplification

In addition, the amplification
system, which was provided by a
non- University source, was of noticeably
poor quality. The singers
were hard to hear and the tone
created by amplification left the
sounding fuzzy. This detracted
from the concert and one often had
to strain to hear the voices of the
singers.

Obviously, several things went
wrong, and it is these proverbial
"little things" that can make a
performance a fiasco or a success.